Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Episode 3

Directions: Answer the questions as you watch the episode.

1. What was the advantageous adaptation mentioned that humans have evolved in order to
survive?
2. What type of heavenly body was thought by ancient groups to be a message from the gods?
3. How does a comet get a glowing halo and tail?
4. What major disaster followed the comet of 1664?
5. What does Robert Hooke allegedly look like and why don’t we know for sure?
6. Name two things Robert Hooke is famous for discovering.
7. What type of elixir did Isaac Newton hope to invent using alchemy?
8. Why couldn’t the Royal Society of London publish Newton’s book?
9. How often does Halley’s Comet pass by Earth?
10. When will Halley’s Comet return to pass by Earth next?
11. What is the name of the neighboring galaxy that the Milky Way will merge with in the
future?

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Episode 3

Directions: Answer the questions as you watch the episode.
1. What was the advantageous adaptation mentioned that humans have evolved in order to
survive?
2. What type of heavenly body was thought by ancient groups to be a message from the gods?
3. How does a comet get a glowing halo and tail?
4. What major disaster followed the comet of 1664?
5. What does Robert Hooke allegedly look like and why don’t we know for sure?
6. Name two things Robert Hooke is famous for discovering.
7. What type of elixir did Isaac Newton hope to invent using alchemy?
8. Why couldn’t the Royal Society of London publish Newton’s book?
9. How often does Halley’s Comet pass by Earth?
10. When will Halley’s Comet return to pass by Earth next?
11. What is the name of the neighboring galaxy that the Milky Way will merge with in the
future?

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Episode 3

Directions: Answer the questions as you watch the episode.
1. What was the advantageous adaptation mentioned that humans have evolved in order to
survive?
2. What type of heavenly body was thought by ancient groups to be a message from the gods?
3. How does a comet get a glowing halo and tail?
4. What major disaster followed the comet of 1664?
5. What does Robert Hooke allegedly look like and why don’t we know for sure?
6. Name two things Robert Hooke is famous for discovering.
7. What type of elixir did Isaac Newton hope to invent using alchemy?
8. Why couldn’t the Royal Society of London publish Newton’s book?
9. How often does Halley’s Comet pass by Earth?
10. When will Halley’s Comet return to pass by Earth next?
11. What is the name of the neighboring galaxy that the Milky Way will merge with in the
future?